[Imc-summaries] Communities Act to Limit or Ban Mega-Stores, Sprawl

[imc-tech at urbana.indymedia.org]

Communities across the U.S. are acting to limit or ban maega-stores that create sprawl and undermine local businesses while they suck money out of communities. This undermining of local economies cancels most of the claimed economic advantages claimed by proponents of these developments, leaving communities to struggle with declining tax bases and low-wage jobs as locally-owned enterprises are forced out of business. ML

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